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unknown_binding. K2, August 1st, 2008. Thirty climbers are attempting the summit of the most savage mountain on Earth. They make it. But before they start their descent an ice shelf collapses, sweeping away their ropes. It is dark. Their lines are gone. They are low on oxygen. And it is getting very, very cold. How many will make it down alive? Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp colour inset. BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141044064
ISBN
9780141044064
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.03

Paperback. True stories from Millwall, Britain's most notorious football hooligans. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BT; JFFE; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202. 288 pages, Illustrations. True stories from Millwall, Britain's most notorious football hooligans. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BT; JFFE; WSJA. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight: 204.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843583301
ISBN
9781843583301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. One of Britain's favourite TV presenters and novelists brings us his wonderfully evocative and often hilarious childhood memoir Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340831182
ISBN
9780340831182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 273.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595342515
ISBN
9781595342515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Nobody Nowhere is an account of the soul of someone who lived the word 'autism' and survived in an unsympathetic environment despite intense inner chaos and incomprehension. It describes how, against the odds, Donna came to live independently, achieve a place at university, and write this remarkable autobiography. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853027185
ISBN
9781853027185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.46

Hardcover. Michael Seed should have received what every child deserves: love, care and attention. Instead, his childhood was nothing but a daily ordeal of unspeakable neglect, misery and abuse. This is the story of an individual who, against all the odds, managed to preserve his own dignity and finally escape the horrors of a stolen childhood. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1x8 pages illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436. Clean copy with some yellowing. Otherwise fine in dust jacket. DJ has some wear and tear to edges, but remains good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOG0005042
ISBN
9781844543434
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In 2003, Thabo Jijana's father was gunned down in a scrap between rival taxi associations who had been forced to operate from a single rank. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431420292
ISBN
9781431420292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. Bestselling author and BBC reporter Kate Adie writes vividly, inspiringly and from many fascinating perspectives about what it means to be an abandoned child. Num Pages: 336 pages, up 20 120 colour and b/w. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244.
Edition
New
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340838013
ISBN
9780340838013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Born in a prison and removed from his drug-dependent mother, rejection is all that 7-year-old Alex knows. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008187569
ISBN
9780008187569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

hardcover. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Signed and inscribed on title page. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Internally as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031471
ISBN
9780717128099
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Translator(s): Brickman, Caroline Lemak. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: BM; GTE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564789969
ISBN
9781564789969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Gerardine Meaney investigates the complex relationships between Brenda Maddox's 1988 biography of Nora Barnacle, the wife of James Joyce and the film Nora, and locates the film in the context of new developments in costume drama and historical film in the 1990s. Series: Ireland into film. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 135 x 6. Weight in Grams: 159. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004284
ISBN
9781859182918
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Gives an introduction to Norbert Elias' work that is not part of the "Collected Works of Norbert Elias". Num Pages: 352 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; JH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr Dublin
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621205
ISBN
9781900621205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGB; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Kip Kotarim International Publishing Israel
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9789659141586
ISBN
9789659141586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.76

Hardcover. Keywords: Lord Birkett. 638pp
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1964
Edition
1 St UK
SKU
KNW0011735
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 18.00

Paperback. The fourth volume of Clive James's bestselling memoirs Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330481274
ISBN
9780330481274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Based on original documents, trial and inquest transcripts, personal stories and contemporary newspaper reports, North London Murders is a study of cases that have shocked both capital and country. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750934541
ISBN
9780750934541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. An exploration of murders in Northamptonshire from 1852 to 1952. A chapter is devoted to each murder featured. Kevin Turton covers not only the events and subsequent investigation but also the trial of the killer and public reaction to the crime. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 172 pages, 60 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMM; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750933292
ISBN
9780750933292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Reveals the geography, wildlife, and natural history of northeastern Saskatchewan as well as the business and social interactions between people. This book offers a look at the vanished subsistence and commercial economy of the boreal forest, based on the personal story of person who was a trapper, fur trader, prospector, and game guardian. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
AU Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781897425015
ISBN
9781897425015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. This unique collection of twenty-two papers was written by Northrop Frye during his student years. Made public only after Frye's death in 1991, all but one of the essays are published here for the first time. Editor(s): Denham, Robert D. Series: Collected Works of Northrop Frye. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 37. Weight in Grams: 992.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626867
ISBN
9781442626867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.10
€ 57.31

Paperback. In Norton of Everest, Hugh Norton has written sensitively and knowledgably about his father's remarkable life as pioneering mountaineer, soldier, naturalist, artist and family man. As on Everest, the real story is not the death of the gallant, but the heroics of the quiet survivors like E.F. Norton. Num Pages: 204 pages, 1x 16pp colour plate. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FKAH; 1FKN; BGH; BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Vertebrate Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910240922
ISBN
9781910240922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. The only up-to-date biography of Patrick McGoohan that gets behind the real motivations of a character whose refusal to play by the rules of his profession earned him a worldwide following Num Pages: 320 pages, bw photos. BIC Classification: APB; APF; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 392. Patrick McGoohan: a Life. 304 pages, bw photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APB; APF; APT; BGF. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 23. Weight: 386.
Publisher
Aurora Metro Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956632920
ISBN
9780956632920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.57

Paperback. Quentin Kenihan is living proof that superheroes don't need capes, just the right attitude. FOREWORD BY RAY MARTIN Num Pages: 336 pages, 2x8pp 4x4c. BIC Classification: BGFA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hachette Australia
Condition
New
SKU
V9780733635359
ISBN
9780733635359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.96

Hardback. Translator(s): McCuaig, William. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BM; HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 178 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147200
ISBN
9780231147200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.00
€ 63.58

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